56 thunderbird for sale12/31/2023 The 5122cc, V8 engine performs and sounds exquisite and 509 UYM is finished in gleaming white with contrasting and refurbished interior trim. Imported into the UK in July 2015, the car has obviously seen little or no rain in its former life and is UK road registered and used sparingly. The overall appearance was a sleek look with no trace of a convertible top at all.įirst registered on the 1st January 1957, this Thunderbird can only be described as beautiful, a series three example which, importantly, is the last of the first model released, this T-Bird has the desirable porthole hardtop along with the contrasting soft top, tonneau cover and unique checker plate design dash. While these Thunderbird models had a true convertible soft top, the top was lowered to stow in the boot area, considerably reducing available boot space when the top was down. The second to fourth generation Thunderbird convertibles were similar in design to the Lincoln convertible of the time and borrowed from earlier Ford hardtop/ convertible designs. The chassis serial number does not match the tag above, and the car is titled to the sequence on the tag.The Thunderbird ('T-Bird') was manufactured over eleven model generations from 1955 through to 2005. SD – Boston, Massachusetts sales district.Trim XA – Black and White Vinyl upholstery.P – 312ci V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor.Power is routed to the rear wheels via a three-speed manual transmission with overdrive.ĭecoding the reproduction cowl tag reveals the following details: Corrosion on and around the water pump is depicted in the gallery. The P-code 312ci Y-block V8 is topped with a four-barrel carburetor and was factory rated at 215 horsepower. The three-spoke steering wheel features a chrome horn ring and frames an Astra-Dial instrument cluster housing a sweeping 150-mph speedometer, a 5k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges for fuel level and coolant temperature. Equipment includes a heater, an aftermarket digital cassette radio, a floor-mounted shifter, hand-crank windows, and a locking glovebox. The power-adjustable bench seat has been reupholstered in white and black vinyl and is accompanied by a color-coordinated dashboard and door panels. Stopping power is supplied by a drum brake at each corner. Gray-finished 15″ steel wheels with polished covers wear 205/75 wide-whitewall tires, and a body-color Continental spare wheel assembly is accented with chrome and mounted on the rear bumper. Close-up photos of blemishes in the finish, trim, and glass are provided in the gallery below. Exterior details include a Thunderbird hood emblem, chrome bumpers, fender vents, auxiliary parking lights, a fixed antenna, and tail fins. The car is finished in Thunderbird Gray (T) and features include a matching removable hardtop with porthole windows. Purchased by its current owner in 2012, this Thunderbird is now offered by the seller on behalf of its owner with ownership records, spare parts, and a clean Minnesota title in the name of the owner’s trust. Equipment includes a color-matched removable hardtop with porthole windows as well as chrome bumpers, a rear Continental kit, parking lights, a power-adjustable bench seat, a heater, and an aftermarket digital cassette radio. This 1956 Ford Thunderbird is powered by a 312ci V8 paired with a three-speed manual transmission with overdrive, and it is finished in Thunderbird Gray over white and black vinyl upholstery.
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